importance of eagle

<p>Life Scout and OA Brotherhood here.</p>

<p>have you thought about not keeping such a rigid commitment to scouting but still sticking with it?
soph and junior year i really didnt have much time for scouts but stayed a member of the troop. i have applied to colleges, and i am now finishing eagle. i would have liked to have it on my applications, but oh well. now i have more time that i can devote to completing a project and finishing a few mb partials. try being a leadership position such as troop guide or instructor or librarian or historian. [at least in my troop] these positions don't always require as much time and effort as SPL/ASPL/PL. by doing one of these you might be able to complete your remaining requirements while maintaining your other ECs.
i would, however, advise you against completing it just because you want to look good. it will cause stress and i'm sure you already have done so much that you could put on your resume that you will look like a fine candidate for admission. at the end of the day Eagle Scout is not a statistic, Eagle Scout is an honor.</p>

<p>hey all,
I got my Eagle award a year ago, and I can surely say that i would not trade my time there for a lot of things. I know a lot of friends that dropped out, it just wasn't for them and I can understand that. If you don't feel like you're enjoying yourself bieng in the troop its better to just concentrate on the other things you're more passionate about... but I would say scouts for me was a fantastic experience.</p>

<p>to answer your latest question, what they want to see is dedication to what you want to do later in life (i.e. working in a lab for medical, or working at a law firm for lawyer, etc.), there is no set activities that you must do for a guarantee. If you show interest and passion in what you do you will get a nice long look.</p>

<p>Well, hopefully you can come into the Eagle brotherhood but its completely ok if you decide not to continue on with it. Do what you like to do.</p>